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Cinema 4D R14 Cookbook, Second Edition

By : Simon Russell, Michael Szabo
Book Image

Cinema 4D R14 Cookbook, Second Edition

By: Simon Russell, Michael Szabo

Overview of this book

<p>Cinema 4D is a 3D modeling, animation, and rendering application developed by MAXON. It is becoming the most popular 3D design program in the world and learning it now will only help you become a better and more valuable designer in the 3D design industry. It is capable of procedural and polygonal sub modeling, animating, lighting, texturing, rendering, and common features found in 3D modeling applications.</p> <p>This book provides all the Cinema 4D knowledge you need to become well-versed with the software in the form of short recipes, which get straight to the point about what you need to know to start designing great 3D projects.</p> <p>Cinema 4D R14 Cookbook, Second Edition will guide you towards becoming an adept 3D designer, giving you all the tools to succeed in the field of 3D graphics. The book is set up to gradually introduce more sophisticated topics the deeper you go, and by the end of it you'll have a great working knowledge of the program. Early on you'll learn the basics of the program, and then jump right into how to start creating your own 3D objects to use in your designs.</p> <p>Along the way you'll learn how to set up lights, cameras, and materials to turn your work into something that feels more like art and design. Towards the end of the book you will be introduced to powerful tools like Xpresso, Mograph, Particles, Sculpting, and Dynamics to take your work to the next level. You'll be impressed by how easy it is to design top quality work once you lay the foundation for the entire program through this book. By the end of this book, you'll have opened new creative doors and given yourself the opportunity to be a more successful and versatile designer.</p>
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Cinema 4D R14 Cookbook Second Edition
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

About the Reviewers

Pim Grooff has worked with Cinema 4D since 2002, and he is still enjoying and learning it. His main focus is on animations, and over the past 4 years, he has concentrated on plugin development. He also creates Cinema 4D and Python tutorials and in that way, gives something back to the community. He lives in the Netherlands close to the beach, which gives him a lot of inspiration.

Marko Ilic has extensive experience with graphic and web design. He has mastered HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, WordPress, Cinema 4D, After Effects, and Photoshop. He has learned by experimentation and gained practical knowledge. He started learning from an early age and has always tried to challenge himself. He is known for his extensive knowledge of computer systems and various technologies. He does freelancing and works for his school.

Vincent de Winter has worked in the broadcast industry for 15 years, wherein the last 9 years, he made animations for television. At first, he mainly concentrated on creating animations in After Effects, but that wasn’t enough and so after a few years, he started to work with Cinema4D and the integration between the two programs. He worked for a crime reporting program, so most of his work was about explaining crime scenes to the viewers. After the program ended, he studied 3D Producer at the College of Multimedia in Amsterdam, where he got his degree and also became certified by Maxon. Now, he does more freelancing and all kinds of animations such as logo animations, medical animations, and architectural animations. Occasionally, he also makes short films, which combine real video footage and 3D animations.